fema teams are already in place here in florida and in louisiana. red cross volunteers are spread out across the potential strike zone. first responders, like just about everyone else in the gulf right now, waiting and watching for isaac's next move. in north reddington beach, florida i'm jay gray, nbc bay area news. diane, back to you now. >> all right. and jay is now headed for new orleans. people are waiting in long lines at gas stations there to fill up their tanks. in 2005, you'll remember, highways were jammed as people tried to leave that city ahead of hurricane katrina. >>> and as we reported last night, the storm is forcing republicans to change plans for the national convention in florida this week. the gop national committee is releasing a new shortened three-day schedule for the convention in tampa starting on tuesday. presidential candidate mitt romney is scheduled to be officially nominated tuesday instead of monday. governor romney plans to speak on thursday, the last day of the convention. >> tuesday we're going to make up for some o